WLC 400: Capstone (Spring 2015)
Course Description
Students work with the instructor and WLC faculty advisors to research, synthesize, write and present their Capstone projects. Students will also assemble a Graduation Portfolio reflecting how each MLO was met. This course is required for all Japanese, Spanish and World Languages and Cultures majors.
Reflective Narrative
This class was the final step towards completion of my capstone, and ultimately, graduation. This class along with JAPN 403 and JAPN 404, supplemented my ability to finish capstone by allowing me time to work on my personal research project as well as allowing me to enhance my skills in the technologies I had learned up until this point. Some of the most helpful points in this class included the numerous presentation we made in front of the professors to increase our presentation abilities as well as to further refine the research we had started from last semester. We also were given tips on how to analyze and display the data we had received through our surveys via Google Forms, allowed time to peer review each others capstones to build our critical thinking skills, and taught how to make an appealing capstone which is easy for the viewers to understand, even if they do not understand Japanese.
This capstone course truly gave me a venue in which to grow not only as an academic, but also as a person. I learned how to work not only individually, but also how to work within a team and take criticism without taking it to heart. Without the assistance of the professors and my fellow students, there would have been no way for me to have the motivation or drive to complete my project. I now feel confident going forward that if I ever was to take up a project of this magnitude again that I would have far more success not only in my own endeavors, but also working with a group for the greater good.
If you would like to see samples of my work, please go to the Capstone page for further information.
Students work with the instructor and WLC faculty advisors to research, synthesize, write and present their Capstone projects. Students will also assemble a Graduation Portfolio reflecting how each MLO was met. This course is required for all Japanese, Spanish and World Languages and Cultures majors.
Reflective Narrative
This class was the final step towards completion of my capstone, and ultimately, graduation. This class along with JAPN 403 and JAPN 404, supplemented my ability to finish capstone by allowing me time to work on my personal research project as well as allowing me to enhance my skills in the technologies I had learned up until this point. Some of the most helpful points in this class included the numerous presentation we made in front of the professors to increase our presentation abilities as well as to further refine the research we had started from last semester. We also were given tips on how to analyze and display the data we had received through our surveys via Google Forms, allowed time to peer review each others capstones to build our critical thinking skills, and taught how to make an appealing capstone which is easy for the viewers to understand, even if they do not understand Japanese.
This capstone course truly gave me a venue in which to grow not only as an academic, but also as a person. I learned how to work not only individually, but also how to work within a team and take criticism without taking it to heart. Without the assistance of the professors and my fellow students, there would have been no way for me to have the motivation or drive to complete my project. I now feel confident going forward that if I ever was to take up a project of this magnitude again that I would have far more success not only in my own endeavors, but also working with a group for the greater good.
If you would like to see samples of my work, please go to the Capstone page for further information.